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Attractions near Leavenworth

Leavenworth’s draw is U.S. Disciplinary Barracks Cemetery

Leavenworth’s list takes in 19 museums, 7 stadiums & arenas and 5 theatres. The town itself has one place on our list; 39 others are within 40 miles. Visits to Harry S Truman National Historic Site run to about 19K a year. Beyond the town, Brown v. Board of Education National Historical Park sits 45 mi away.

Attractions nearby
51
within 60 miles
The big one
27 mi
SubTropolis
National park units
2
parks & monuments
Big draws
1
100K+ Wikipedia readers a year
Park & preserve · 27 mi southeast

SubTropolis

Artificial cave in the bluffs above the Missouri River in Kansas City, MO, US.

The towns around it, and where to stay →

The map

Places on the map

Head to the southeast for most of the 39 on the list.

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Orange: Leavenworth. Numbers: the best-known places, matching the list below. © OpenStreetMap contributors

Everything nearby

All of it

First the one in town, then the 50 within 60 miles.

SubTropolis

Park & preserve · 27 mi southeast · read 67K times a year on Wikipedia

Artificial cave in the bluffs above the Missouri River in Kansas City, MO, US.

Towns near it → · Wikipedia

The places inside Leavenworth lead. The rest are ranked by how many people look them up, so the famous places come first and the local favorites follow.

Parks and trails in Leavenworth → · Leavenworth’s history →

Sources: National Park Service · ski areas © OpenSkiMap / OpenStreetMap contributors · Wikidata · Wikipedia readership · photos via Wikimedia Commons
Photo credits

U.S. Disciplinary Barracks Cemetery: Gorsedwa at English Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Arrowhead Stadium: Ichabod, CC BY-SA 3.0 · SubTropolis: ErgoSum88, Public domain · Kauffman Stadium: Mysteryman28, Public domain · Worlds of Fun: Tkexb173 at en.wikipedia, CC BY-SA 3.0 · T-Mobile Center: Michael Barera, CC BY-SA 4.0 · CPKC Stadium: elisfkc2, CC BY-SA 2.0 · Harry S. Truman Presidential Library and Museum: Sallyrob at English Wikipedia, Public domain · The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art: User:Charvex, Public domain · Hy-Vee Arena: Unknown, CC BY-SA 2.5 · National World War I Memorial: National WWI Museum, CC0 · Sporting Park: Lectrician2, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Kauffman Center for the Performing Arts: Little Mountain 5, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Arabia Steamboat Museum: Prosekc, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Harry S Truman National Historic Site: Adam Jones from Kelowna, BC, Canada, CC BY-SA 2.0 · Kansas City Zoo: Nightryder84, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Legends Field: Unknown, Public domain · Kemper Museum of Contemporary Art: User:Charvex, Public domain · Brown v. Board of Education National Historical Park: James Michael DuPont, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Kansas City Museum: User:Charvex, Public domain · National Airline History Museum: User:Charvex, Public domain · Spencer Museum of Art: Alan Islas, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Combat Air Museum: Eric Friedebach, CC BY 3.0 · University of Kansas Natural History Museum: InaMaka, CC BY 3.0 · Battle of Lexington State Historic Site: Americasroof, CC BY-SA 2.5 · Ewing and Muriel Kauffman Memorial Garden: Paulmcdonald, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Granada Theater: Catboy69, CC0 · Kansas Museum of History: Sesamehoneytart, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Pony Express Museum: Unknown, CC BY-SA 2.5 · Science City at Union Station: Kelly from Parsons, Kansas, CC BY-SA 2.0 · Missouri Theatre: Jack Boucher, Public domain · Powell Gardens: Richard from kansas city, united states, CC BY 2.0 · English Landing Park: Laura Gilchrist from Kansas City, United States, CC BY 2.0 · National Toy and Miniature Museum: Sandover, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Elizabeth M. Watkins Community Museum: Bhall87 (talk), CC BY-SA 3.0 · Old Depot Museum: Bhall87 (talk), CC BY-SA 3.0 · The Ginger House: Mpadgitt, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Old Prairie Town at Ward-Meade Historic Site: OldPrairieTown1, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Reinisch Rose Garden and Doran Rock Garden: Marion Doss, CC BY-SA 2.0 · Vox Theatre: Alistair Tutton, CC BY-SA 3.0

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